Local High School Sports Scoreboard-Thursday, August 29

Submitted by jcovington on Fri, 08/30/2013 - 9:16am

Softball...
In the KLPW-AM 1220 broadcast game, the Union Wildcats played good defense behind a solid pitching performance from Sheena Carroll in a season opening 5-0 win over St. Francis Borgia. Union scored two runs in the fourth and added three in the sixth with Kayla Kelly hitting a two run homer. Borgia's Cali Witte pitched well in defeat.
Elsewhere...
Warrenton 13 Clopton 0
Wellsville 11 New Haven 1
Jefferson City 7 Sullivan 1
St. James 4 Crocker 2
Linn 18 Owensville 3

LOCAL WEATHER

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The KLPW Radio Athlete of the Week is Gus Kleekamp with the Washington Post 218 Junior American Legion Baseball Team. Gus pitches, plays shortstop and bats third on the Junior Legion team that won the state championship in Blue Springs over the weekend. He posted the save in a 4-3 win over Festus in the title game. His batting average is .400 with 47-rbi and 47 runs scored. As a pitcher, he's 5-0 with an ERA of 1.631 and a WHIP of .961.

SPORTS CORNER

The Washington Seniors came back to life with a 14-2 route of Manchester Post 208 in the loser's bracket of the state tournament in Sedalia Friday afternoon. Matt Miller pitched a complete game for the win, as Washington improved to 35-4. The victory puts Post 218 in the championship game against Fike-Blue Springs today.